Anki Paulssen is the founder of Plant Spirit Guru. She has over 25 years of experience working with Western Master Plants, which offers profound insights and initiate a  personal transformation that leads to emotional healing, spiritual growth, and self-discovery.Her journey with the plants started when she was a child, growing up in the apartment above her grandparents' bakery, with a small garden in the back which had only one tree. She could see that tree from her bedroom window and started having conversations with it. And that eventually brought us here, having an amazing conversation.About moving from the Netherlands to Australia and feeling an immediate connection to the land and the plants. About her travels to Peru and discovering ayahuasca, plant dietas and plantsongs.About what a plant dieta is and Anki's first experience with it.About talking from spirit to spirit with a plant and how it helps you get back into your body.About the timeless wisdom of plants, singing over them, and asking permission to use them.About regional and cultural differences when it comes to basic plant knowledge and the use of medicinal plants and herbs.About the future relationship between plants and people.And lots more.You can find more information about Anki and her work on the website: https://plantspirit.guru/ (in English) or https://plantspiritguru.nl/ (in Dutch) Or follow her on Instagram @plantspiritguru.Anki talks about the book "Plant Spirit Medicine", that was written by Eliot Cowen, not Pam Montgomery as mentioned. The book that Pam wrote is "Plant Spirit Healing". Both are must reads!  Support us so we can continue the WYLDE Podcast series, a living archive for foragers & herbalist across Europe.https://whydonate.com/fundraising/wylde-podcast-donation  I'm looking for more interesting guests to talk about European herbalism and foraging in Europe. If you know anyone that would be perfect for this podcast, please let me know. You can find me on Instagram @wildplantforager, and on Facebook.You can also find more about me or contact me through my website www.wildplantforager.com But please don't hang around online for too long. Go outside, and follow your wild heart music by Eva LaRuna Disclaimer:The information in the WYLDE podcast has been compiled with the utmost care. We try to keep it as current, complete and accurate as possible, yet no rights can be derived from this podcast episode.We accept no liability for: direct or indirect damages resulting from possible errors and omissions, the content of linked websites, or the opinions of interviewed guests.Please take into account that transcripts were automatically created by A.I. and may contain mistakes.The content of this podcast in no way replaces personal medical advice or treatment by doctors and other medical professionals.